John Ulibarri, Utahâs first Latino lawmaker, dies at age 81 The Ogden educator made history by serving a term in the state House. (Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) John Ulibarri, the first Latino to serve in the Utah state Legislature, photographed in 2010. | Updated: Dec. 30, 2020, 12:33 a.m. Utahâs first Latino state lawmaker, John Ulibarri, a longtime educator and principal in Weber County, died earlier this month at the age of 81. His son and namesake, John Ulibarri II, says the legislative distinction mattered to his father. But the senior Ulibarri seemed to prize other aspe...